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steven miller and another top official forced to resign. miller said his agents made, quote, unquote, foolish mistakes and provided horrible customer service. he called those mistakes intolerable. >> as acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for he mistakes we made and poor service we provided. the affected organizations and the american public deserve better. partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the irs, it cannot even appear to be a consideration in determining the tax exemption of an organization. >> greg: that rhetoric not withstan, went on to argue his agents were not on a partisan mission. rather, they faced a growing up in or applications for this tax exempt status and were trying to find ways to handle a heavy work load more efficiently. still, many democrats joined the republican colleagues in going after the irs chief. charlie wrangle calling the problem a cancer. >> this is wrong to abuse the tax system. this screams out for tax reform,s to it not? >> i thi
steven miller and another top official forced to resign. miller said his agents made, quote, unquote, foolish mistakes and provided horrible customer service. he called those mistakes intolerable. >> as acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for he mistakes we made and poor service we provided. the affected organizations and the american public deserve better. partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the irs, it cannot...
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miller testifying and we learned that treasury officials, some appointed by the obama administration, knew before the 2012 election that the irs inspector general was investigating this. so that brings a whole new question. >> well, it does. so i suppose one might say, gee, why didn't they inform people in the white house? why didn't they inform people on the hill? the important thing here, and the thing that has been really kind of brushed aside by some reports on this is that those officials were not told of the conclusions of the investigation. that's really critical. and i can tell you that had they been informed of the conclusions, which, by the way, had not at that point even been reached yet, we would have been having a hearing yesterday on the possibility that senior treasury officials or the white house interfered in the investigation. so it was actually the absolutely correct thing for those senior treasury officials to do to stand down, let the inspector general complete his work and not get involved. >> but you can understand the -- there was some outrage last night over
miller testifying and we learned that treasury officials, some appointed by the obama administration, knew before the 2012 election that the irs inspector general was investigating this. so that brings a whole new question. >> well, it does. so i suppose one might say, gee, why didn't they inform people in the white house? why didn't they inform people on the hill? the important thing here, and the thing that has been really kind of brushed aside by some reports on this is that those...
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steven miller became acting commissioner november 9th, 2012. this was, according to the ig's report, going back to 2010, is when this began. >> yes. >> bret: the previous commissioner testified on capitol hill that it wasn't happening in march of 2011. >> that's one of the reasons that charles is so correct, that this is just a band-aid, and will only last for 12 hours. the other reason is this, having the treasury department investigate the irs will not produce a serious result in large measure because the treasury department can't seek indictments, only an independent prosecutor, ununtainted by politics, not subject to the attorney general, not caring what the president thinks, with a bevy of fbi agents answering just to her or just to him, will get the truthful answer. how did this atmosphere commence in the internal revenue service in which the decisions were made by the papers filed by taxpayers based on politics? >> bret: to that point, charles, the speaker of the house today says now my question isn't about who is going resign, my questi
steven miller became acting commissioner november 9th, 2012. this was, according to the ig's report, going back to 2010, is when this began. >> yes. >> bret: the previous commissioner testified on capitol hill that it wasn't happening in march of 2011. >> that's one of the reasons that charles is so correct, that this is just a band-aid, and will only last for 12 hours. the other reason is this, having the treasury department investigate the irs will not produce a serious...
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the irs latest, you said of steven miller's resignation, somebody had to go. here is what steven miller said in his letter to his irs colleagues, quote, it is with regret i will be departing from the irs as my acting assignment ends in early june. that's not much of a resignation. jay and never because they are -- >> and never because they are being forced out. it is time for me to go because i am moving to other opportunities. >> it sounds like his assignment ends in early june. >> also, he's acting. >> he is a crisis actor. >> my point is he is the first in what will be a series of dismissals. if not, then -- >> my only point was this was not much of a dismissal if he was scheduled to leave in a couple weeks anyway. >> you are absolutely correct on this one. >> kennedy, i feel a little sorry for miller. i am worried as you are it may take weeks or a month to find a lobbyist position. >> that is the best job in washington right now. that is a plum assignment. it used to be the most hated, and now it is the most coveted role. >> what is the deal with the lobby
the irs latest, you said of steven miller's resignation, somebody had to go. here is what steven miller said in his letter to his irs colleagues, quote, it is with regret i will be departing from the irs as my acting assignment ends in early june. that's not much of a resignation. jay and never because they are -- >> and never because they are being forced out. it is time for me to go because i am moving to other opportunities. >> it sounds like his assignment ends in early june....
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david, i want to turn to you on the question of the irs and steven miller's exit. my understanding is steven miller was not the guy overseeing the irs when any of this happened, so it doesn't necessarily seem like the most -- it's a swift decision by the president. it's definitely decisive. it definitely communicates that he's serious about this, but he was not the guy in charge of the irs when all of this went down. >> no. a bush appointee, doug shulman, was, and miller was fired. there's no two ways about it. they fired him. the amazing part of this is, lois lerner, she's the one who was in the loop. she's the one who bungled this. the irs confirmed to me tonight she has not resigned. that is absolutely appalling, and i will be very surprised if 24 hours from now ms. lerner has not resigned. if she hasn't, i think that would be very dishonorable of her. >> and you say that because as far as we know from the i.g. report, reporting that's come out, the furthest up this really went was to lerner. she was the furthest up in the chain who really knew what was going on
david, i want to turn to you on the question of the irs and steven miller's exit. my understanding is steven miller was not the guy overseeing the irs when any of this happened, so it doesn't necessarily seem like the most -- it's a swift decision by the president. it's definitely decisive. it definitely communicates that he's serious about this, but he was not the guy in charge of the irs when all of this went down. >> no. a bush appointee, doug shulman, was, and miller was fired....
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steven miller seems to be the one who got fired for several reasons. first of all, he's only the acting commissioner now, but he was the number two, and we learned this week he was told about targeting tea party and other groups a year ago. and he never disclosed that to members of congress who were investigating this very thing. so they weren't happy about that. that was a big black eye. also, the irs is an agency that purposely has very few political appointees, only two. so it was easy to let him, a political appointee, go, than a civil servant, who has a lot more protections. >> so they can't fire a civil servant? >> no, no, they can. it's just not as easy. there are a lot more protections for civil servants and especially so for irs employees. it's definitely doable. it's definitely possible. but it's just not as -- you can't do it as swiftly without perhaps having some repercussions, as the president wanted to do, clearly, with steven miller. >> and miller was supposed to testify friday at the hearing at the house. what's going to happen there no
steven miller seems to be the one who got fired for several reasons. first of all, he's only the acting commissioner now, but he was the number two, and we learned this week he was told about targeting tea party and other groups a year ago. and he never disclosed that to members of congress who were investigating this very thing. so they weren't happy about that. that was a big black eye. also, the irs is an agency that purposely has very few political appointees, only two. so it was easy to...
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president obama is cleaning house at the irs, acting commissioner steven miller is out and more heads could roll in the scandal over the irs targeting of conservative political groups. >> it's inexcusable. americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate the behavior. >> miller is one of three officials asking whether they were giving scrutiny to tea party groups or denied it. some lawmakers are asking whether the white house encouraged the targeting of conservative groups during the election cycle. >> where did that come from? did this come from a directive? we need the answers now. >> reporter: miller is scheduled to testify on friday before the house ways and means committee. it will be the first of a series of hearings into irs conduct. the misconduct started in 2010 at an irs office in cincinnati, where specialists determined whether organizations qualify for tax exempt status. that's where they began screening application, using the search words tea party, 9/12 and pattiot. three committees are investigating the matter. attorney general eric
president obama is cleaning house at the irs, acting commissioner steven miller is out and more heads could roll in the scandal over the irs targeting of conservative political groups. >> it's inexcusable. americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate the behavior. >> miller is one of three officials asking whether they were giving scrutiny to tea party groups or denied it. some lawmakers are asking whether the white house encouraged the...
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is acting irs commissioner steven miller a scapegoat? "yes" or "no." cast your vote on gretawire.com. tea party caucus chair michele bachmann is here. what do you think she thinks about the tea party getting skewered by the internal revenue service? and more breaking news on benghazi, as we pore through the just-released white house emails. white house press secretary jay carney claiming the white house made only stylistic changes to the talking points. but the white house documents show something far different. jason chaffetz is here to talk about that. exactly how they want. with scottrade's online banking, i get one view of my bank and brokerage accounts with one login... to easily move my money when i need to. plus, when i call my local scottrade office, i can talk to someone who knows how i trade. because i don't trade like everi'm with scottrade. me. (announcer) scottrade. awarded five-stars from smartmoney magazine. the act of soaring across an ocean in a three-hundred-ton rocket doesn't raise as much as an eyebrow for these veterans of the sky.
is acting irs commissioner steven miller a scapegoat? "yes" or "no." cast your vote on gretawire.com. tea party caucus chair michele bachmann is here. what do you think she thinks about the tea party getting skewered by the internal revenue service? and more breaking news on benghazi, as we pore through the just-released white house emails. white house press secretary jay carney claiming the white house made only stylistic changes to the talking points. but the white house...
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is now former acting irs commissioner steven miller a scapegoat? yes or no. cast your vote at gretawire.com and michelle baucus is here. what do you think she think about the tea party getting scouted bsecured by the? and tonight the benghazi document dumps shows something different than what jay carney said. what happens to jay carney? congressman jason which of vets is here to talk about that. takr multivitamin every day. i told him, sure. can't hurt, right? and now today, i see this in the news. once again, centrum silver was chosen by researchers for another landmark study. this time looking at eye health. my doctor! he knows his stuff. [ male announcer ] centrum. the most studied. the most recommended. and the most preferred multivitamin brand. the choice is clear. the wright brothers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [ woman ] can you hear me? and you hear your voice? oh, it's exciting! [ man ] touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hi.
is now former acting irs commissioner steven miller a scapegoat? yes or no. cast your vote at gretawire.com and michelle baucus is here. what do you think she think about the tea party getting scouted bsecured by the? and tonight the benghazi document dumps shows something different than what jay carney said. what happens to jay carney? congressman jason which of vets is here to talk about that. takr multivitamin every day. i told him, sure. can't hurt, right? and now today, i see this in the...
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>> well, right now steven miller is talking about, well, this happened because of x and y and all kinds of excuses. now all of a sudden -- >> shepard: some people did it. >> now you have to shut up because the attorney general is clear, he said within the irs code there are criminal -- there are potential criminal violation layings and within title 18, the criminal code of the federal government there may be violations. so now the bull's eye is on the irs by the fbi and the attorney general's office in my opinion, this is another example where you're better off having a special prosecutor, something with nothing to do with politics, an attorney in private practice. bring him in doesn't have a horse in the race, and let them do this investigation. >> shepard: you know who this is good news for? >> us. >> shepard: it's in news for 501c4s, for anybody who wants run our government for us also they have since they changed the law. now anybody with bills of dollars goes scot-free into running the government. no? that how it works? >> there's a problem where any number of groups are concerned
>> well, right now steven miller is talking about, well, this happened because of x and y and all kinds of excuses. now all of a sudden -- >> shepard: some people did it. >> now you have to shut up because the attorney general is clear, he said within the irs code there are criminal -- there are potential criminal violation layings and within title 18, the criminal code of the federal government there may be violations. so now the bull's eye is on the irs by the fbi and the...
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miller to resign. and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell calling on president obama today to quote, take some responsibility. >> the verdict is in. the dramatic courtroom details and murder trial of abortion doctor kermit gosnell. what will be the political implication. >> obama administration has an enemy's list. conservatives under attack by the irs. jenny bath martin cofounder of tea party patriots is joining us next. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium servicelike t on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your busins our business. od. helping the world keep promises. from capital one... boris earns unlimited rewards for his small business. can i get the smith contct, ease? thank you. that's three new paper shredders. [ boris ] put 'em on my spark card. [ garth ] boris' small business earns 2% cash back on every pchase every day. great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. read back the chicken's stimony, please.
miller to resign. and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell calling on president obama today to quote, take some responsibility. >> the verdict is in. the dramatic courtroom details and murder trial of abortion doctor kermit gosnell. what will be the political implication. >> obama administration has an enemy's list. conservatives under attack by the irs. jenny bath martin cofounder of tea party patriots is joining us next. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business...
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that statement from steve miller, the acting, steven miller, the acting commissioner of the irs. the president was very visibly upset in his statement in the east room of the white house moments ago, saying that he will not tolerate the kind of behavior that was implemented over at the irs. much more on this story coming up. >>> other breaking news. there's a lot of it happening. just moments ago, a jury in arizona found jodi arias guilty of extreme cruelty in the first-degree murder of her ex-boyfriend, meaning she could now face the death penalty. let's bring in our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. the extreme cruelty part, and i've been saying for days, i wouldn't expect that was a hard verdict in phase two of this trial. what will be much more difficult will be phase three, jeffrey, whether or not the jury decides she deserves to die. >> given the viciousness of this attack, i agree. this was not a difficult call for the jury. but the third step for the jury is a very simple question, does she deserve to die. that is likely to be much more complicated, and the jury will t
that statement from steve miller, the acting, steven miller, the acting commissioner of the irs. the president was very visibly upset in his statement in the east room of the white house moments ago, saying that he will not tolerate the kind of behavior that was implemented over at the irs. much more on this story coming up. >>> other breaking news. there's a lot of it happening. just moments ago, a jury in arizona found jodi arias guilty of extreme cruelty in the first-degree murder...
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you just got the letter that the treasury secretary wrote to steven miller, clearly this administration trying to show they are angry about this scandal. what else does the letter say? >> erin, i mean, this is a letter you don't see released very often in washington and to the public. i'll show it to you right here, this is it. this say letter from the treasury secretary jack lu to acting irs commissioner stephen miller and it says "while i very much appreciate your many years of loyal service at the irs, i find it necessary at this time to request your resignation." short and to the point. and another sign that the president is starting to get serious about this scandal. with a growing chorus of criticism that president only offered a weak response to political targeting at the irs, mr. obama seized the moment to get tough. >> today secretary lu took the first step by requesting and cepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the irs because given the controversy surrounding this audit, it's important to institute new leadership. >> at a hearing on the widening scandal, eric
you just got the letter that the treasury secretary wrote to steven miller, clearly this administration trying to show they are angry about this scandal. what else does the letter say? >> erin, i mean, this is a letter you don't see released very often in washington and to the public. i'll show it to you right here, this is it. this say letter from the treasury secretary jack lu to acting irs commissioner stephen miller and it says "while i very much appreciate your many years of...
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. >>> steven miller today admitted the irs targeted tea party groups. repeatedly he said it wasn't politically motivated. he said there were, quote, foolish mistakes for people looking to lighten their work load. an inspector general notified obama officials at the treasury department about this investigation last june. that would mean obviously the obama administration was aware of the irs targeting conservative groups during the presidential campaign. sources, though, tell our jessica yellin at the white house says it wasn't notified. the gop is crying foul. >>> first on cnn, john king has just learned the gop-led investigations into benghazi will carry on into the summer and beyond. the five chairman of the five separate house committees compared notes at a meeting organized by john boehner and eric cantor. the leadership's message, keep demanding access to documents and witnesses and keep the conspiracy theory rhetoric to a minimum. one participant in the meeting said, the facts are on our side. we can take it slow, and take it calmly. >>> now, "out
. >>> steven miller today admitted the irs targeted tea party groups. repeatedly he said it wasn't politically motivated. he said there were, quote, foolish mistakes for people looking to lighten their work load. an inspector general notified obama officials at the treasury department about this investigation last june. that would mean obviously the obama administration was aware of the irs targeting conservative groups during the presidential campaign. sources, though, tell our...
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do you think that steven miller and lois lerner should have to step down? guest: i do think that they need to step down or be terminated. they need to be terminated, they need to be disciplined. the american people need to know that the people involved were held accountable and that there are serious repercussions for doing this so that nobody thinks that they can flirt with abusing power in this manner again in the future. again, the president said if. lois lerner admitted this on friday. stephen miller, sounds like from what you're saying, also acknowledges that the irs did this. it is not a question of if, the irs did act inappropriately. host: this question comes from twitter -- guest: i do not know if any groups were denied irs tax status. became so sick -- so concerned, they do not have high-powered political attorneys? some of them just withdrew their applications altogether because of the scrutiny and intimidation. scrutiny is allowed. these letters were intimidating. every donor, everyone who attended your meeting, facebook posts, comments on your
do you think that steven miller and lois lerner should have to step down? guest: i do think that they need to step down or be terminated. they need to be terminated, they need to be disciplined. the american people need to know that the people involved were held accountable and that there are serious repercussions for doing this so that nobody thinks that they can flirt with abusing power in this manner again in the future. again, the president said if. lois lerner admitted this on friday....
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scheduled to testify are steven miller and inspector general jay russell george. making it a little more complicated is this. joseph grant, the man in charge of the tax exempt division has announced plans to also step down on june 3rdrd. the woman who held a position before him, and the woman who was in charge when all of this got started, sarah engram is now heading up the irs division that is implementing part of the affordable care act. today's hearing is the first of three on what has gone down in the irs. the senate finance committee is going to hold its hearing on tuesday. and then the house oversight committee has its hearing on wednesday. if you think the guy in charge of the sequester was a lousy job, try being the guy in charge now of heading up the irs. president obama picked this man yesterday to take over. he comes to the office has a bipartisan past, he also served in president bush's administration. the president will have to pick somebody permanent and that person will have to be confirmed by the senate. we'll be back with more show after the break
scheduled to testify are steven miller and inspector general jay russell george. making it a little more complicated is this. joseph grant, the man in charge of the tax exempt division has announced plans to also step down on june 3rdrd. the woman who held a position before him, and the woman who was in charge when all of this got started, sarah engram is now heading up the irs division that is implementing part of the affordable care act. today's hearing is the first of three on what has gone...
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miller, a 25-year irs employee. >> the americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. >> white house also took the unusual step of releasing a letter from treasury secretary jack lew demanding miller's resignation. republican leaders suggest the irs targeting of conservative groups was more than bad governance and that it was criminal. >> there was an effort to bring the power of the federal government to bear on those the administration disagreed with. in the middle of a heated national election. it actually could be criminal. >> now, my question isn't about who is going to resign. my question is who is going to jail over this scandal? >> many republicans weren't satisfied with the president's decision to fire miller. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said the action came two years after the action began writing if the president is concerned as he claims, he'll work openly and transparently with congress.
miller, a 25-year irs employee. >> the americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. >> white house also took the unusual step of releasing a letter from treasury secretary jack lew demanding miller's resignation. republican leaders suggest the irs targeting of conservative groups was more than bad governance...
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surely after they knew it was going on -- well the acting -- steven miller, asked about the politically active -- that complain they were being harassed. how their applications were handled and he said they grouped those organizations together to ensure consistency to -- the noise we heard has abated. what's concerning congress -- july 2012, it's clear from this ig report there was concern about how this was dealt with before july 2012. what was he doing with that statement, either claiming nothing was wrong or covering up whether there was an investigation looking into what was wrong. >> i don't think he was forthright and later on, he got more information, he should have come back to congress with our oversight responsibility and told us what was going on. so there was total mismanagement as i said. also, i think there was a failure of oversight by them and there was a failure when they got more information to come and tell us that. that is inexcusable and o outrangeous and i think that's true. >> how do we fix the irs? where does it begin? what's your advice to the president? >> i th
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in addition to that, this man, steven miller, the acting commissioner of the irs, did go in front of congress on several occasions to testify that this targeting, the filtering of conservative groups was not taking place, now we know because of the i.g. report that was happening. so, he had lost some credibility, but beyond that the administration had to have some accountability if they wanted to get through the week so we had secretary lew asking for the resignation and getting it, aka, he was fired. >> in terms of the political climate and premium accountability right now, the president's due to take questions tomorrow at his news conference where he'll be standing there with the prime minister of turkey, poor guy is going to have to stand through all of this american politics that's not going to make much sense in a turkish contest, but you never know. with everything going on in washington right now and the fact he's going to be standing next to the turkish guy, what do you think the president is likely to get the most heat about? what do you think he's likely to get the most hea
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tell me this, why was steven miller -- and by the way, why wasn't there a real one? why has he had had to go, when from what i hear he wasn't actually running the irs? >> you ask the money question. that's what everyone is e-mailing me to ask. no, he wasn't in charge when this happened. but, you know, the man on top is the guy who always takes the fall when something gets screwed up, bottom line, right? so he was -- this is -- he was not in charge when all this went down. but he is in charge now, and was in charge when there was misrepresentation of this problem to congress. so he has to take some responsibility for that. and this auditor's report also found there was shoddy management when he was on top. and so he has to take responsibility for that, as well. and in a letter to his staff, he said, look, we need to sort of resteady the boat and this will help reset the team. i don't think it will end here, but it's a start, piers. >> okay, dana, we've also got the fallout from the a.p. scandal. this morning the obama administration asked senator chuck schumer to rein
tell me this, why was steven miller -- and by the way, why wasn't there a real one? why has he had had to go, when from what i hear he wasn't actually running the irs? >> you ask the money question. that's what everyone is e-mailing me to ask. no, he wasn't in charge when this happened. but, you know, the man on top is the guy who always takes the fall when something gets screwed up, bottom line, right? so he was -- this is -- he was not in charge when all this went down. but he is in...
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that person, of course, will replace the present acting irs commissioner, steven miller, would just yesterday the president announced said he would resigned as he was asked to by treasury secretary jack lew at the urging of president obama.
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tell me this, why is the acting commissioner, steven miller, why want there a real one? why has he had to go, when from what i hear he was not actually running the irs when all of this went on? >> you asked the money question because that is what everybody was e-mailing me to ask. no, he was not in charge when this happened. but you know, the man on top always takes the fall when something gets screwed up, bottom line, right? he was not in charge when all of this went down. but he is in he was in charge when there was misrepresentation of this problem to congress. so he has to take some responsibility for that. and the auditor's report found there was shoddy management when he was on top. so he has to take responsibility for that. and in a letter to his staff, he said look, we have to resteady the boat and it will reset the team. i don't think it will end here, but it is a start, piers. >> and the fallout from the ap scandal, this morning, the obama administration wanted to reintroduce legislation to protect the identities of those sources from federal officials, where i
tell me this, why is the acting commissioner, steven miller, why want there a real one? why has he had to go, when from what i hear he was not actually running the irs when all of this went on? >> you asked the money question because that is what everybody was e-mailing me to ask. no, he was not in charge when this happened. but you know, the man on top always takes the fall when something gets screwed up, bottom line, right? he was not in charge when all of this went down. but he is in...
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miller. these responded in usa today saying mistakes were made but they were in no way due to political or partisan motivation. we are and will continue to be dedicated to reviewing all applications for tax-exempt status in an impartial manner. on friday the irs blame the officials in the cincinnati office for targeting conservative groups applications for tax exemption. since then investigators say irs leadership in washington has known for some time, treasury inspector general timeline released by a senate republican show's officials began searching for tea party groups in march of 2010, a month later managers there and washington began issuing reports and in august the irs instructed its agents to identify tea party applications. in june of 2011. the director of exam organizations attended the briefing where officials discuss their targeting of conservative groups. less than six months later the irs was targeting a larger group of conservative organizations and in march of last year than c
miller. these responded in usa today saying mistakes were made but they were in no way due to political or partisan motivation. we are and will continue to be dedicated to reviewing all applications for tax-exempt status in an impartial manner. on friday the irs blame the officials in the cincinnati office for targeting conservative groups applications for tax exemption. since then investigators say irs leadership in washington has known for some time, treasury inspector general timeline...
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steven miller is admitting mistakes were made. >> on friday he will be questioned by a house committee in congress. among those under scrutiny for what he didn't tell lawmakers, nancy cordes on capitol hill. good morning. >> good morning, norah and charlie. lawmakers are furious, particularly republicans who repeatedly asked the irs about reports that tea party groups were targeted and were always told it wasn't happening. the house weighs and means committee began asking the irs about reports that the tea party was being targeted and were told it wasn't happening. they rebuffed questions and insisting that decisions were not influenced by political considerations. in may 2012 two months after the commissioner said this to the house ways and means committee. >> absolutely no targeting. >> reporter: his deputy steven miller, briefed by investigators who told him s targeted groups that had words like tea party, patriots and government spending in their title. miller, the acting commissioner did not acknowledge errors when asked about them at a hearing that summer or in a letter to congre
steven miller is admitting mistakes were made. >> on friday he will be questioned by a house committee in congress. among those under scrutiny for what he didn't tell lawmakers, nancy cordes on capitol hill. good morning. >> good morning, norah and charlie. lawmakers are furious, particularly republicans who repeatedly asked the irs about reports that tea party groups were targeted and were always told it wasn't happening. the house weighs and means committee began asking the irs...
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steven miller's abrupt departure from the administration comes just days after it was revealed that the tax agency unfairly and unlawfully targeted conservative groups during the 2012 election cycle. now the announcement was made just a few hours ago by the president in the east room of the white house. let's take a look. >> i've reviewed the treasury department's watch log report and the misconduct it uncovered is unexcusable. americans have a right to be angry about it. i'm angry about it. i won't tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially the irs given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. today secretary lew took the first step by requesting and accepting the regs nation of the acting commissioner of the irs. i'll do everything in my power to make sure nothing like this happens again by holding the responsible parties accountable, by putting in place new checks and new safeguards, and going forward by making sure that the laws is applied as it should be. >> sean: only problem is, this was an interim commissioner, scheduled to leave in
steven miller's abrupt departure from the administration comes just days after it was revealed that the tax agency unfairly and unlawfully targeted conservative groups during the 2012 election cycle. now the announcement was made just a few hours ago by the president in the east room of the white house. let's take a look. >> i've reviewed the treasury department's watch log report and the misconduct it uncovered is unexcusable. americans have a right to be angry about it. i'm angry about...
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miller, testify on friday. you can bet that that and many other questions are going to be asked of him, because it doesn't fully explain it because it simply says that officials up to the senior level, relatively senior level, knew and even though they said they stopped it, they didn't stop it. in fact, there still is in this irs inspector general's report kind of a back and forth with the irs about whether they fixed it as we speak. >> how are they going to keep their jobs, i have no idea. dana, we'll have more on this shortly in the program. we'll talk to you again and also david gergen. >>> we want to turn to the alleged spy plot and what it may mean for the boston bombing investigation. since the attack russian intelligence officials have been cooperating with the u.s. as investigators try to learn more about the accused bombers, tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev. today, a cold war flashback. russian officials expelled a u.s. diplomat they claim is an undercover cia officer, saying they caught him red-handed d
miller, testify on friday. you can bet that that and many other questions are going to be asked of him, because it doesn't fully explain it because it simply says that officials up to the senior level, relatively senior level, knew and even though they said they stopped it, they didn't stop it. in fact, there still is in this irs inspector general's report kind of a back and forth with the irs about whether they fixed it as we speak. >> how are they going to keep their jobs, i have no...
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last night the acting commissioner of the internal revenue service, steven miller, was fortsed to resign. president obama is vowing to restore the american people's trust in the agency. >> it is inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs, given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. uma joining us now with much more, chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel who is live on capitol hill. mike? >> reporter: will hi, uma. with news coming just moments ago that president obama intends to appoint a new acting irs commissioner, the united states congress still has plenty of questions for the guy on his way out. the resignation of steven mill every was announced last night by president obama by still tomorrow the house ways and means committee has plenty of questions for him as law makers here on capitol hill try to get to the bottom of irs's treatment of conservative and some religious groups. key tea party leaders a short time ago say they
last night the acting commissioner of the internal revenue service, steven miller, was fortsed to resign. president obama is vowing to restore the american people's trust in the agency. >> it is inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs, given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. uma joining us now with much more, chief congressional...
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. >> meanwhile, today, tea party favorite in florida senator marco rubio called for steven miller to step down. he said, quote, it is clear the irs cannot operate with even a shred of the american he's amendment confidence under the current leadership. and it is drawing criticism from the democrats as well. the actions of the irs are unacceptable and unamerican. virginia senator tim kaine said there's no excuse for ideological discrimination in our system. the flood gates have open. i have senator shaheen with a comment. senator warren, ron johnson as well. so aed in gate of lawmakers now commenting on this irs scandal from both sides of the aisle. >> absolutely. that flood gate will surely open up to investigations that will be conducted by the senate and the house. chairman baucus saying he will use his committee in order to look at what happened at the irs. the house republicans stating the same, including speaker boehner. it is very interesting. for a lot of republicans, they feel this is a huge win because they had been claiming this for a while. going back through old testimony
. >> meanwhile, today, tea party favorite in florida senator marco rubio called for steven miller to step down. he said, quote, it is clear the irs cannot operate with even a shred of the american he's amendment confidence under the current leadership. and it is drawing criticism from the democrats as well. the actions of the irs are unacceptable and unamerican. virginia senator tim kaine said there's no excuse for ideological discrimination in our system. the flood gates have open. i...
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acting irs commissioner steven miller testified before a house ways and means s*upb committee and was asked specifically about tax exempt groups in a texas doctor is strict they harassed. he responded. we did group those organizations together to insure consistency and quality. we continued to, would the cases, end quote. he made no mention of tea party groups being specifically targeted. listen up. >> if you use constitution, bill of rights, patriot, or tea party you were likely to have a very rough time, where apparently if you used progressive, or move on you were not. this kind of targeting is what we knew before the election and now we have proof. >> reporter: the house ways and means, government oversight and the senate finance committee all plan investigations. the irs inspector general's report on the matter is expected to be released any day now, jon. jon: there are also indications that in 2010 the chairman much the senate finance committee may have somehow pushed the irs into taking a closer look at conservative groups? >> reporter: there is that possibility. take a look at
acting irs commissioner steven miller testified before a house ways and means s*upb committee and was asked specifically about tax exempt groups in a texas doctor is strict they harassed. he responded. we did group those organizations together to insure consistency and quality. we continued to, would the cases, end quote. he made no mention of tea party groups being specifically targeted. listen up. >> if you use constitution, bill of rights, patriot, or tea party you were likely to have...
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steven miller admitted in this hearing that the irs singled out groups, political groups using conservative key words like tea party but did not use traditionally liberal words like progressive. that did not help his argument that the mistakes may have been stupid but not partisan. >> so help you god. >> i do. >> reporter: two days after getting fired the irs chief apologized. >> what happened here was that foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their work load selection. >> reporter: yet steven miller repeatedly insisted inappropriate irs scrutiny of conservative groups was not politically motivated. >> it was a mistake and not an act of partisanship. >> reporter: his explanation? back in 2010 the irs was bombarded with applications for tax-exempt status so they came up with a shortcut using words like tea party to i.d. groups. >> look, they get 70,000 applications in there for 150 or 200 people to do. they triage those. >> reporter: but for four hours, he couldn't or wouldn't answer many questions. >> actually i do not know that. i don't -- i don't recall. i d
steven miller admitted in this hearing that the irs singled out groups, political groups using conservative key words like tea party but did not use traditionally liberal words like progressive. that did not help his argument that the mistakes may have been stupid but not partisan. >> so help you god. >> i do. >> reporter: two days after getting fired the irs chief apologized. >> what happened here was that foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient...
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now a guy running the irs what he said he knew, steven miller. >> i'm hearing, i don't know, i don't remember, i don't recall. >> i don't know. could have been either. >> i don't have that information. >> don't know that. i don't know that it was -- i'm sorry, sir. i'm not going to be able to answer with particularity there. i don't have names for you, mr. brady. i don't know if we knew at that time or not. i did not know the topic. actually, i do not know that. would have to look back at my notes on that. >> you've got notes on that? >> i'd have to try to find them. >> why did you say you had notes if you don't think you had notes? >> sir, please. >> i don't. >> please. >> please. do you have notes or don't you have notes? >> i don't know. can i rephrase it? >> no. >> i don't know. i don't believe so no. i don't know that sir. i don't know -- i don't think so. and i say that as though, i don't know. i was not aware of that, sir. >> wow. that is amazing. richard, you've written about government and the challenge we face from within this new book. watching that testimony, how is that
now a guy running the irs what he said he knew, steven miller. >> i'm hearing, i don't know, i don't remember, i don't recall. >> i don't know. could have been either. >> i don't have that information. >> don't know that. i don't know that it was -- i'm sorry, sir. i'm not going to be able to answer with particularity there. i don't have names for you, mr. brady. i don't know if we knew at that time or not. i did not know the topic. actually, i do not know that. would...
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outgoing acting commissioner steven miller will appear at a bipartisan house ways and means committee here on capitol hill. after his departure announcement some key republicans offered this reaction. >> this stinks to high heaven. it is not over today. the white house tried to make this end today by this big show an tell about the irs commissioner leaving. all this was damage control 101. >> they're reacting in a pretty appropriate way on the irs side. he is not defending what happened. he is saying we'll get to the bottom of it. good job, mr. president. >> reporter: as for the future of the irs don't expect there to be permanent leadership anytime soon. senate republicans will want to get their answers before they will be in a mood to confirm anybody, bill. bill: on the other side, what are democrats say today, mike? >> reporter: sand did i levin the top ranking democrat on the committee was quite critical of irs management. after the announcement he offered this statement, quote, the president took a vital first step in achieving accountability. the inspector general's recommendati
outgoing acting commissioner steven miller will appear at a bipartisan house ways and means committee here on capitol hill. after his departure announcement some key republicans offered this reaction. >> this stinks to high heaven. it is not over today. the white house tried to make this end today by this big show an tell about the irs commissioner leaving. all this was damage control 101. >> they're reacting in a pretty appropriate way on the irs side. he is not defending what...
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and there is a current irs commissioner serving right now steven miller who is going to testify later this week. i'm told he was informed about this targeting in may of 2012 which is a full year ago. republicans in the senate and the house who are investigating this they tell us he neglected to inform them what he knew and that he had information about this. he had various opportunities to do so, they say, and he simply did not. >> dana bash, thanks so much. in a few minutes i will be talking to michigan congressman sander levin of the house and means committee which will hold a hearing on the irs actions this friday. the outrage over the controversy is bringing both sides of the political aisle together. you've heard the response from some congressional republicans but the left is also weighing in. the aclu among them. the chief of staff for the group's washington legislative office saying, quote, even the appearance of playing partisan politics with the tax code is about as constitutionally troubling as it gets. join me is ben whisner. thank you for being with us. >> glad to be here
and there is a current irs commissioner serving right now steven miller who is going to testify later this week. i'm told he was informed about this targeting in may of 2012 which is a full year ago. republicans in the senate and the house who are investigating this they tell us he neglected to inform them what he knew and that he had information about this. he had various opportunities to do so, they say, and he simply did not. >> dana bash, thanks so much. in a few minutes i will be...
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steven miller and another top official forced to resign. miller said his agents made, quote, unquote, foolish mistakes and provided horrible customer service. he called those mistakes intolerable. >> as acting commissioner i want to apologize
steven miller and another top official forced to resign. miller said his agents made, quote, unquote, foolish mistakes and provided horrible customer service. he called those mistakes intolerable. >> as acting commissioner i want to apologize
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. >> reporter: acting irs commissioner steven miller was informed of the targeting last year but never told congress. >> how about answering our questions? >> reporter: on capitol hill, he refused to answer reporters' questions about why. now, miller is going to have to answer that question on friday when he testifies before the house ways and means committee. the inspector general report did answer one key question, which is whether or not this was politically motivated especially by the white house. what this determines is that the people who decided to target tea party and other groups were not influenced by anyone outside the white house. what it calls first line or low level management officials approved the references but, carol, it could not specifically determine who had been involved in creating those criteria in the first place. >> does that mean it determined that these actions were not politically motivated? >> reporter: what it determined is that from the people they interviewed that this was done as a time saving measure not as a way to politically target these groups. bu
. >> reporter: acting irs commissioner steven miller was informed of the targeting last year but never told congress. >> how about answering our questions? >> reporter: on capitol hill, he refused to answer reporters' questions about why. now, miller is going to have to answer that question on friday when he testifies before the house ways and means committee. the inspector general report did answer one key question, which is whether or not this was politically motivated...
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on wednesday, acting irs commissioner steven miller was forced out amid three investigations by congress, and one by the fbi. last night, president obama said he is angry and will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the irs. congressional hearings are set to begin tomorrow. >>> and testimony gets under way today in the penalty phase for convicted killer jodi arias. on wednesday, an arizona jury determined that arias is eligible for the death penalty in what it found to be the especially cruel killing of her one-time boyfriend in 2008. this morning, her defense team begins offering what it hopes to show are, quote, mitigating factors that could spare her life. >>> bad news, there was no news in last night's $360 million powerball drawing. the good news, for all of us, there's still a shot at saturday's drawing as it soars at least $475 million. that's almost half a billion dollars! >> put the finger up. >> the camera's not on me. it will be the second biggest jackpot -- [ laughter ] >> picking the grass hopper out of your teeth. >> yeah, like a twofer, do t
on wednesday, acting irs commissioner steven miller was forced out amid three investigations by congress, and one by the fbi. last night, president obama said he is angry and will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the irs. congressional hearings are set to begin tomorrow. >>> and testimony gets under way today in the penalty phase for convicted killer jodi arias. on wednesday, an arizona jury determined that arias is eligible for the death penalty in...
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. >> acting irs commissioner steven miller was informed of the targeting last year, but never told congress. >> how about answering our questions? >> on capitol hill today, he refused to answer reporters' questions about why. now, wolf, miller is going to be one of the witnesses on friday, when the house is holding a hearing. they're going to have a lot of information to go through from this inspector general report. one of the questions that susan collins raised in that piece is, is what everybody is asking, whether this was politically motivated. part of the answer is in this report, the inspector general said agents did not consider the public perception of using politically sensitive criteria when identifying these cases. but then the inspector general also says it could not specifically determine who had been involved in creating the criteria. but it does say it wasn't the higher ups, it was kind of first line officials. one other question that you asked before, which is a very important question, whether or not anybody outside of the irs was involved in creating these criteria. was it
. >> acting irs commissioner steven miller was informed of the targeting last year, but never told congress. >> how about answering our questions? >> on capitol hill today, he refused to answer reporters' questions about why. now, wolf, miller is going to be one of the witnesses on friday, when the house is holding a hearing. they're going to have a lot of information to go through from this inspector general report. one of the questions that susan collins raised in that piece...
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. >> steven miller is the outgoing acting commissioner of the i.r.s. he was asked to leave a day after the inspector general's report was released. the president has named dan wilful of the office of management and budget as the flew acting commissioner, he'll serve until the end of the fiscal year. some republicans -rp not happy with that pick. john cornyn r-r says he is a white house insider that will do nothing to restore cough dense in the i.r.s. arthel: thank you very much, wendell goler. jon: for more on the scandals engulf financing the white house and the political fallout let's talk to monica crowley, thee is a fox news contributor and author of "what the bleep just happened." just trust us, that seems to be the word from the outgoing head of the i.r.s. mr. miller. >> now there is mounting evidence as we saw in this morning's hearings that there is more here than meets the eye. this is not just republicans questioning. we have a number of democrats on the panel and elsewhere questioning what the i.r.s. was up to, why they did this. targeting c
. >> steven miller is the outgoing acting commissioner of the i.r.s. he was asked to leave a day after the inspector general's report was released. the president has named dan wilful of the office of management and budget as the flew acting commissioner, he'll serve until the end of the fiscal year. some republicans -rp not happy with that pick. john cornyn r-r says he is a white house insider that will do nothing to restore cough dense in the i.r.s. arthel: thank you very much, wendell...
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what he got back was a letter from acting irs commissioner steven miller reading quote, revenue agents used sound reasoning based on tax law and training and their experience to review applications and identify the additional information needed to make a proper determination of an organization's exempt status. utah senator orrin hatch joins us now, the ranking republican on the senate finance committee. senator, do you feel that you were lied to? >> well, let's put it this way, this is either a case of gross incompetent or it was deliberate -- deliberate lying by the people down there at the irs. you know, this is a very concerning thing to all of us because the irs is the premiere organization in our country, which is supposed to be above politics, and if it doesn't get above politics and starts using its great unlimited power to come down on the side of one side or the other and to play politics freedom is going to be gone in this country and liberty will be gone. that's what is involved here. jenna: a lot of our viewers, including our team, this is a big story that really bloomed ov
what he got back was a letter from acting irs commissioner steven miller reading quote, revenue agents used sound reasoning based on tax law and training and their experience to review applications and identify the additional information needed to make a proper determination of an organization's exempt status. utah senator orrin hatch joins us now, the ranking republican on the senate finance committee. senator, do you feel that you were lied to? >> well, let's put it this way, this is...
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acting commissioner steven miller had been aware of the agency's effort to put greater scrutiny on conservative groups as early as 2012. miller told staffers in internal memo that he'll be departing in early june when his acting assignment ends. but in a news conference last night president obama announced miller's resignation and described his own outrage over the whole issue. >> the misconduct that it uncovered is inskewable. it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it, and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs. given the power and reach it has in all of our lives. as i said earlier it should not matter what political stripe you're from. the fact of the matter is that the irs has to operate with absolute integrity. >> so i'm just reading. we've been covering the different players in this including lois lerner, who heads up the irs division on tax-exempt organizations and was aware from nearly the beginning of all this. i mean, i'm assuming that's next. i'm not sure -- i'm not sure about this firing. i think it
acting commissioner steven miller had been aware of the agency's effort to put greater scrutiny on conservative groups as early as 2012. miller told staffers in internal memo that he'll be departing in early june when his acting assignment ends. but in a news conference last night president obama announced miller's resignation and described his own outrage over the whole issue. >> the misconduct that it uncovered is inskewable. it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about...
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as the scandal grows, the irs is now acknowledging that acting commissioner steven miller has known about the targeting of conservative groups for a full year. first learning about it last may. but the irs did not publicly acknowledge or apologize for it until just a few days ago. the saga has rocked the white house. in a news conference monday, the president said he was only made aware of the situation on friday. >> i can tell you that if you've got the irs operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way, then that is outrageous. it is contrary to our traditions, and people have to be held accountable. >> reporter: that's not good enough for some conservativecon, who point to past references the president has made to tea party groups. >> i've been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have been having these rallies. about taxes. taxes. you would think they would be saying thank you. >> the obama regime is using government to investigate people. >> reporter: and now some of those who say they were unfairly targeted are speaking out about their experience
as the scandal grows, the irs is now acknowledging that acting commissioner steven miller has known about the targeting of conservative groups for a full year. first learning about it last may. but the irs did not publicly acknowledge or apologize for it until just a few days ago. the saga has rocked the white house. in a news conference monday, the president said he was only made aware of the situation on friday. >> i can tell you that if you've got the irs operating in anything less...